FEDERAL COURT BY PRESIDENT RONALD RAYING -- REAGAN. TOMORROW WILL BRING A LOT OF EMOTION WHEN THE COUNTY CLERK BEGINS ISSUES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE FREE LICENSES. WE NEED TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS ONLY FOR RESIDENTS OF WASHTENAW COUNTY. WILL, WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU TONIGHT? Reporter: SANDRA, THE COUNTY CLERK IS THRILLED BY TODAY'S RULING. COUNTY CLERKS ARE PREPARING FOR A MAD DASH OF SAME-SEX COUPLES WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR LOVE OFFICIAL. IN A MATTER OF HOURS, SAME-SEX COUPLES WILL BE ABLE TO MARRY IN WASHTENAW COUNTY. TONIGHT THE CLEAR THERE IS PREPARING TO OPEN HIS OFFICE SATURDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF TODAY'S RULING. POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL LEADERS OF THE COUNTY -- THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND ALLOCATE THE TAXES FOR THE COUNTY, HAVE MY OFFICE OPEN FOR AT LEAST SOME TIME THIS WEEKEND TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WHO WISH TO GET MARRIED. Reporter: FOR EVERYONE ELSE MONDAY IS A BIG DAY. THE LAW CALLS FOR THREE-DAY WAITING PERIOD AFTER APPLYING FOR A MARRIAGE FREE LICENSE. BUT THE COUNTY CLERK HAS A RIGHT TO WAIVE THE WAIT, WHICH SOME INTEND TO DO. MACOMB COUNTY CLERK SAYS HER STAFF IS READY. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THE COUNTY CLERK THERE FOR 21 YEARS. SO THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW HOW TO TAKE MARRIAGE FREE LICENSE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. Reporter: AS MUCH AS THERE'S EXCITEMENT AMONG SAME-SEX COUPLES WHO WANT TO MARRY, ALSO WORRY THEY COULD BE SETTING THEMSELVES UP FOR DISAPPOINTMENT ON ON MONDAY, IF A STAY IS GRANTED. THE COUNTY CLERK WILL BE FORCED TO TURN SAME-SEX COUPLES AWAY. WE WILL FOLLOW THE LAW. I MEAN, IF THE LAW SAYS THAT IT IS THE LAW, THEN WE CAN DO IT. IF HE DOESN'T ISSUE A STAY AND THERE'S AN APPEAL, THEN WE CAN ISSUE THE FREE LICENSE. Reporter: SAME-SEX COUPLES CAN ACTUALLY GET THE BALL ROLLING TONIGHT. THEY CAN GO ONLINE IN SOME COUNTIES TO BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. WE'RE LIVE IN OAKLAND, WILL JONES, LOCAL 4. WILL, WHAT DO SAME-SEX COUPLES NEED TO KNOW FOR TOMORROW IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO WASHTENAW COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE? Reporter: WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN AT 9:00 THIS MORNING OR TOMORROW MORNING I SHOULD SAY. THEY'RE GOING TO CLOSE AT 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF WASHTENAW COUNTY AS MAURA MENTIONED. NORMALLY IT'S $50 FEE. THEY'RE GOING TO CHARGE A PENNY TOMORROW, STEVE. INTERESTING. ALL RIGHT.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. -

In a matter of hours, same-sex couples will be able to marry in Washtenaw County.

The office of the Washtenaw County Clerk will open its doors at 9 a.m. Saturday for Washtenaw County residents looking to apply for same-sex marriage licenses.

Washtenaw County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum believes his workers will be able to process 60 applications Saturday. They will have four clerks in the office to process the applications.

"The political and financial leaders of the county, the people who levy and allocate the taxes for the county strongly urged me to have my office open at least for sometime this weekend to accommodate people who wish to get married," said Kestenbaum.

County officials said the three-day rule is waived and Kestenbaum believes some of the applicants will have clergy with them to perform weddings.

It's possible that judges may be there to officiate at weddings, too, according to Kestenbaum.

For everyone else, Monday is the big day at the county clerk's office.

The law calls for a three-day waiting period after applying for a marriage license, but the county clerk has the right to waive the wait, which some intend to do.

Macomb County Clerk Carmella Sabaugh said her staff is ready.

"I have the been the county clerk for 21 years, so they know how to take marriage licenses and that's what they're going to do," said Sabaugh.

As much as there is excitement among same-sex couples who want to marry, there is also worry that they could be setting themselves up for disappointment Monday.

If an emergency stay request by the state Attorney General is granted, the county clerk will be forced to turn same-sex couples away.

"We will follow the law," said Sabaugh. "If the law says that it is the law we will do it, but if he issues a stay then we can not do it."

Local 4 learned Friday night that the office of the Oakland County Clerk will also be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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